1936-02-11 Lansing, Michigan, USA
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as Navajo Joe (1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and Cannonball Run II (1984), several of which he directed himself. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994), which won him a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His performance as high-minded pornographer Jack Horner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) brought him renewed critical attention, earning him another Golden Globe (for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), with nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self (archive footage) | 2025-08-22 |
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Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview | Self | 2023-02-17 |
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Movie Money Confidential | Self | 2022-03-01 |
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Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende | Self (archive footage) | 2022-11-13 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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Defining Moments | Chester | 2021-08-27 |
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I Am Burt Reynolds | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-17 |
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An Innocent Kiss | Grandpa Barnes | 2019-12-31 |
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The Last Movie Star | Vic Edwards | 2018-03-30 |
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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Apple of My Eye | Charlie | 2017-01-10 |
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Shadow Fighter | Paddy Grier | 2017-11-19 |
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The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football | Self | 2017-01-08 |
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Miami Love Affair | Robert | 2017-10-10 |
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Henri | George Duncan | 2017-11-04 |
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Hollow Creek | Seagrass Lambert | 2016-02-01 |
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The Bandit | Self | 2016-03-12 |
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Shangri-La Suite | Narrator | 2016-10-28 |
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Pocket Listing | Ron Glass | 2016-03-23 |
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Hamlet & Hutch | Papa Hutch | 2014-05-13 |
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A Magic Christmas | Buster the Dog (voice) | 2014-10-28 |
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Category 5 | Pops | 2014-05-21 |
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Not Another Not Another Movie | C.J. Waters | 2011-10-17 |
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Reel Love | Wade Whitman | 2011-11-13 |
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
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According to Dom | Self | 2009-11-17 |
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Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? | Self | 2009-10-20 |
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Deal | Tommy Vinson | 2008-01-29 |
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A Bunch of Amateurs | Jefferson Steel | 2008-11-17 |
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Delgo | Delgo's Father (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | King Konreid | 2007-11-29 |
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Randy & the Mob | Elmore Culpepper (uncredited) | 2007-10-13 |
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Grilled | Goldbluth | 2006-07-11 |
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End Game | General Montgomery | 2006-07-27 |
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Forget About It | Sam LeFleur | 2006-10-14 |
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Broken Bridges | Jake Delton | 2006-09-08 |
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Cloud 9 | Billy Cole | 2006-01-01 |
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The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | Narrator (voice) | 2005-10-18 |
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Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2005-05-09 |
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The Dukes of Hazzard | Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg | 2005-08-05 |
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The Longest Yard | Coach Nate Scarborough | 2005-05-27 |
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self - Actor | 2005-04-05 |
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Without a Paddle | Del Knox | 2004-08-20 |
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Hard Ground | John 'Chill' McKay | 2003-07-12 |
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The Librarians | Irish | 2003-12-16 |
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003-09-23 |
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Gumball 3000: The Movie | Self (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
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Time of the Wolf | Archie McGregor | 2002-05-01 |
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Snapshots | Larry Goldberg | 2002-02-21 |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time | Narrator | 2002-07-02 |
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Johnson County War | Hunt Lawton | 2002-08-24 |
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The Hollywood Sign | Kage Mulligan | 2002-09-17 |
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Miss Lettie and Me | Samuel Madison | 2002-12-08 |
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Tempted | Charlie LeBlanc | 2001-01-01 |
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Driven | Carl Henry | 2001-04-27 |
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Auf Herz und Nieren | Banko | 2001-11-17 |
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Hotel | The Flamenco Manager | 2001-09-12 |
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The Great Escape: Heroes Underground | Narrator | 2001-10-16 |
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Waterproof | Eli Zeal | 2000-01-01 |
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The Crew | Joey 'Bats' Pistella | 2000-08-21 |
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The Last Producer | Sonny Wexler | 2000-08-22 |
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Stringer | Wolko | 1999-09-29 |
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Mystery, Alaska | Judge Walter Burns | 1999-10-01 |
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Hard Time: The Premonition | Det. Logan McQueen | 1999-02-27 |
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Pups | Daniel Bender | 1999-04-18 |
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The Hunter's Moon | Clayton Samuels | 1999-10-10 |
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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Det. Logan McQueen | 1999-11-14 |
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Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88 | 1998-10-28 |
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Hard Time | Det. Logan McQueen | 1998-12-12 |
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Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Mentor | 1998-09-27 |
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Boogie Nights | Jack Horner | 1997-10-10 |
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Bean | General Newton | 1997-07-03 |
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The Story of Bean | Self | 1997-07-31 |
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Meet Wally Sparks | Lenny Spencer | 1997-01-31 |
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Crazy Six | Dakota | 1997-11-01 |
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Big City Blues | Connor | 1997-10-01 |
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The Cherokee Kid | Otter Bob the Mountain Man | 1996-12-14 |
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Mad Dog Time | 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson | 1996-11-08 |
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The Maddening | Scudder | 1996-06-18 |
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Frankenstein and Me | Les Williams | 1996-07-12 |
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Liebe in Hollywood | Self | 1996-12-08 |
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Citizen Ruth | Blaine Gibbons | 1996-11-21 |
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Striptease | David Dilbeck | 1996-06-28 |
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Raven | Jerome 'Raven' Katz | 1996-12-11 |
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WWE WrestleMania X | Ring Announcer | 1994-03-20 |
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Cop & ½ | Nick McKenna | 1993-04-02 |
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Wind in the Wire | 1993-08-25 | |
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The Man from Left Field | Jack Robinson | 1993-10-15 |
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The Player | Burt Reynolds | 1992-05-08 |
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Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self (archive footage) | 1991-09-06 |
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Modern Love | Colonel Frank Parker | 1990-04-20 |
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The Final Season | Narrator | 1989-06-12 |
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1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular | Self | 1989-07-04 |
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Breaking In | Ernie Mullins | 1989-10-13 |
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Physical Evidence | Joe Paris | 1989-01-27 |
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All Dogs Go to Heaven | Charlie B. Barkin (voice) | 1989-11-17 |
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Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Self - Bandit (archive footage) | 1988-09-10 |
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Mickey's 60th Birthday | Self | 1988-11-13 |
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Switching Channels | John L. Sullivan IV | 1988-03-05 |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
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A Beverly Hills Christmas | Self | 1987-12-22 |
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Rent-a-Cop | Tony Church | 1987-11-28 |
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Malone | Richard Malone | 1987-05-01 |
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The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson | Self | 1987-01-01 |
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987-05-18 |
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Heat | Nick 'Mex' Escalante | 1986-10-16 |
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self | 1986-03-09 |
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Uphill All the Way | Gambler (uncredited) | 1986-01-01 |
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Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs | Self - (Visitor in Town) | 1986-11-01 |
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Sherman's March | Self | 1985-11-13 |
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Stick | Stick | 1985-04-26 |
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City Heat | Mike Murphy | 1984-12-07 |
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball | Self | 1984-12-09 |
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Cannonball Run II | J.J. McClure | 1984-06-29 |
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | The Real Bandit | 1983-08-12 |
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James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983-05-27 |
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All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self | 1983-12-11 |
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The Man Who Loved Women | David Fowler | 1983-12-18 |
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Stroker Ace | Stroker Ace | 1983-07-01 |
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd | 1982-07-23 |
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Best Friends | Richard Babson | 1982-12-17 |
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Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter | Self | 1982-05-16 |
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | Self | 1981-12-13 |
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Paternity | Buddy Evans | 1981-10-02 |
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The Cannonball Run | J.J. McClure | 1981-06-19 |
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Sharky's Machine | Tom Sharky | 1981-12-18 |
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Dan August: The Jealousy Factor | Dan August | 1980-12-31 |
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Smokey and the Bandit II | Bandit | 1980-08-15 |
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Rough Cut | Jack Rhodes | 1980-06-19 |
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Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Lt. Dan August | 1980-01-01 |
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The Orson Welles Show | Self | 1979-02-01 |
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Starting Over | Phil Potter | 1979-10-05 |
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Superstunt II | Self | 1979-03-01 |
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The End | Wendell Sonny Lawson | 1978-05-10 |
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Hooper | Sonny Hooper | 1978-07-28 |
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The Greatest Stuntman Alive | Himself | 1978-01-01 |
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Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
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Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | 1977-11-18 |
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Smokey and the Bandit | Bo 'Bandit' Darville | 1977-05-27 |
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Nickelodeon | Buck Greenway | 1976-12-21 |
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Gator | Gator McKlusky | 1976-08-25 |
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Silent Movie | Self | 1976-06-17 |
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Lucky Lady | Walker | 1975-12-25 |
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Hustle | Lt. Phil Gaines | 1975-12-25 |
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At Long Last Love | Michael Oliver Pritchard III | 1975-03-01 |
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W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | W.W. Bright | 1975-05-21 |
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The Longest Yard | Paul Crewe | 1974-08-21 |
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Shamus | Shamus McCoy | 1973-01-31 |
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White Lightning | Bobby "Gator" McKlusky | 1973-08-06 |
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First Aid Action | narrator | 1973-01-01 |
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Fade In | Rob | 1973-11-08 |
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The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Jay Grobart | 1973-06-28 |
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Fuzz | Det. Steve Carella | 1972-07-14 |
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Deliverance | Lewis Medlock | 1972-08-18 |
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask | Switchboard | 1972-08-06 |
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Skullduggery | Douglas Temple | 1970-03-06 |
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Run, Simon, Run | Simon Zuniga | 1970-12-01 |
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Hunters Are for Killing | L. G. Floran | 1970-03-12 |
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Impasse | Pat Morrison | 1969-05-07 |
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Shark | Caine | 1969-10-08 |
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100 Rifles | Yaqui Joe Herrera | 1969-03-26 |
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Sam Whiskey | Sam Whiskey | 1969-04-01 |
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Navajo Joe | Joe | 1966-11-25 |
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Operation C.I.A. | Mark Andrews, CIA | 1965-09-08 |
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Armored Command | Skee | 1961-07-09 |
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Angel Baby | Hoke Adams | 1961-05-14 |
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Escape to Sonoita | Bill Davis | 1960-06-26 |
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The Velvet Alley | The Actor | 1959-01-22 |
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B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch | B.L. Stryker | |
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With Friends Like These | Jackson Hammond | |
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Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit | Self |
